Sugaring Season

It may look like deep winter here, but the woods are coming alive.
Nels and Lou tapped 20 trees this year.

The snow is deep enough that snowshoes are definitely needed.

Here's Lou helping to collect.

Here's our little rig. All we had to buy was a stovepipe.
The wood we are burning is all from our land.

We boiled outside for about 6 hours.
On Sunday we all hung out together.
What do you do all day long?
Jack knives help pass the time.

It is fun to make a bow and arrow set.
It worked!

Lots of food to cook on the fire also helps to pass the time
sausages, bread & cheese, s'mores.

Here's the best part of all!

It's amazing to think that these same trees will be providing us with deep green shade in just a few short months.